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Biggest Cities of Anglo-Saxon England at Unification with a Map

On the 12th of July, 927 AD, England was unified for the first time under Æthelstan, who was then proclaimed King of the English. Can you name every town in England with a roughly estimated population of 1,000 in that year?
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Population
Towns
10,000
Lundene
(London)
5,000
Wintancæster
(Winchester)
4,000
Theodford
(Thetford)
3,000
Gipeswic
(Ipswich)
2,500
Colnecæster
(Colchester)
2,500
Grantebrycge
(Cambridge)
2,500
Ligeracæster
(Leicester)
2,500
Norþwic
(Norwich)
2,000
Cantwaraburh
(Canterbury)
2,000
Eoforwic
(York)
2,000
Gleawacæster
(Gloucester)
2,000
Hereford
2,000
Turecesieg
(Torksey)
2,000
Welingaford
(Wallingford)
1,500
Bedanford
(Bedford)
Population
Towns
1,500
Dofer
(Dover)
1,500
Legacæster
(Chester)
1,500
Lindcylene
(Lincoln)
1,500
Oxnaford
(Oxford)
1,500
Snotingaham
(Nottingham)
1,500
Wærham
(Wareham)
1,000
Æglesbyrig
(Aylesbury)
1,000
Baþan
(Bath)
1,000
Bædericeswirde
(Bury St Edmunds)
1,000
Cissecæster
(Chichester)
1,000
Creccagelad
(Cricklade)
1,000
Dommoccæster
(Dunwich)
1,000
Hæstingacæster
(Hastings)
1,000
Hiccam
(Hitchin)
1,000
Hrofescæster
(Rochester)
Population
Towns
1,000
Huntandun
(Huntingdon)
1,000
Læwes
(Lewes)
1,000
Leactun
(Leighton Buzzard)
1,000
Mærgeallabeorg
(Marlborough)
1,000
Mealdelmesbyrig
(Malmesbury)
1,000
Steanford
(Stamford)
1,000
Suþbyrig
(Sudbury)
1,000
Suþriganaweorc
(Southwark)
1,000
Tameworþig
(Tamworth)
1,000
Tofecæster
(Towcester)
1,000
Wæringwic
(Warwick)
1,000
Wigracæster
(Worcester)
1,000
Wihtham
(Witham)
1,000
Wincelcumbe
(Winchcombe)
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4 Comments
FreeStater
+2
Level 81
Oct 31, 2025
Nice quiz. What's with the light blue areas? Were they waterlogged back then?
Dekkie
+2
Level 55
Oct 31, 2025
Thanks! Those were swamp lands.
pablogarand
+2
Level 47
Nov 2, 2025
Isn't one of the cities missing? The one above the capital 'M' in Mierce/Mercia.
Dekkie
+1
Level 55
Nov 3, 2025
That was Stafford, which was originally on the quiz but one I forgot to remove the dot for upon further research and finding out it was too small to be included.
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